Upstate/downstate

[Lynne Murphy]

--On Wednesday, March 3, 2004 12:43 pm -0500 Duane Campbell
<dcamp911 at JUNO.COM> wrote:
>
> With New Paltz in the news, New York based broadcasters keep referring to
> this "upstate town." Having lived for several years in New York's
> Southerntier -- which is north of "upstate" -- I can tell you with
> conviction that New Paltz is downstate.

(etc.)

You might want to check the ADS-L archives, as this topic has come up at
least twice before.

Lynne, Upstate native


Dr M Lynne Murphy
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